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package io.crate.expression.scalar.cast;

public enum CastMode {

    /**
     * Specifies that the cast function is generated by a user
     * with {@code cast, try_cast or ::}.
     */
    EXPLICIT,

    /**
     * Specifies that the cast function is generated for the
     * internal use.
     */
    IMPLICIT,
    /**
     * The cast function generated with the {@code TRY} mode returns
     * the null literal if a symbol cannot be casted to a target type.
     */
    TRY
}
